Day 3 - RevAbs

My legs and arms are really starting to feel the burn from today's workout! So Day 3 was Power Intervals. When I saw that it was just 30 minutes I was thinking to myself..maybe I'll fit in another cardio workout today. Sure..yeah right!

Brett had me doing lunges, crossovers and squat thrusts. I used 10 lb weights for the lunges today (so 20 lbs total) so my shoulders and legs were screaming for mercy. I can still feel it now. In the spice round, I had debated pausing it and going downstairs to grab the 5s, but then I said, hey, I'm here to lose weight and get fit, so I just gotta stick it out! The crossovers was a variation of the regular jumping jack where you cross your feet and arms. I think the cardio in this workout had my heart racing (I think I'm going to dig out my heart rate monitor to see where my "zone" is.) Anyways, the squat thrusts were pretty challenging. At first they seem easy, but at the end, I was struggling to finish.

After the workout though, I felt great. I'm really excited about the RevAbs workout program so far and can't wait to see what's next.

Meals and Snacks for today:

So I did some research last night about nutrition and breastfeeding. Per KellyMom, a well known and trusted site of resource for Breastfeeding mothers, I am supposed to eat 1800-2200 calories per day (to maintain my milk supply), possibly more as my activity level has increased with RevAbs. I know at times I just don't eat enough as I feel hungry a lot (especially at night). KellyMom states that breastfeeding mothers are supposed to just listen to their bodies and eat to appetite (not to when they're full though). I am still getting the hang of the whole nutrition thing and hope that by eating more healthy meals and snacks and exercising, I can reach my fitness goals.

Breakfast: I made one of the recommended breakfasts from the RevAbs Nutrition Guide - the breakfast omelet made with 1 egg, 2 egg whites, 1/2 cup steamed broccoli and 1/2 cup mushrooms. The recommended sides were 3 strips of turkey bacon (yes, the bacon was a bit crispy, but still good) and 3 slices of tomatoes. I was really happy that I actually had all the ingredients. It was pretty good and no salt or seasoning was required for the omelet as the turkey bacon was already a bit salted. It was perfect.

Snack: Banana

Lunch: I made a small salad with cucumbers, baby carrots, chopped tomatoes and lightly pan fried tofu. I didn't use any salad dressing. I also had a small (not the restaurant size, but much smaller) bowl of Pho..didn't want to waste my leftovers from a few nights ago.


Snack: Apple slices with peanut butter on half a tortilla

Dinner: For dinner I ate another salad with romaine lettuce, mushrooms and grilled teriyaki pollock fish. I also had a small bowl of egg noodle soup with napa cabbage, tofu and beef meatballs (made with 93% lean beef).

Evening snack: As I was hungry again after dinner, deciding to trust my body today, I made myself another pita with turkey, swiss cheese and mushrooms.